Waging a Battle, Losing the War? Or Losing the Battle, Winning the War?

THE NEXT ATTACK Daniel Benjamin and Steven Simon:

“We are losing.

“Four years and two wars after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, America is heading for a repeat of the events of that day, or perhaps something worse. Against our most dangerous foe, our strategic position is weakening.”

So begins Daniel Benjamin and Steven Simon’s sobering new book, “The Next Attack.” The authors, two of President Bill Clinton’s counterterrorism aides, draw a persuasive and utterly frightening picture of the current state of America’s war on terror.

Instant reaction: this would be a far more impressive “Chicken Little” argument if not for the fact that there have been no terrorist attacks on American soil since 9/11. Nevertheless, the rest of Michiko’s review makes it clear that this is an important, well-reasoned book that is worth reading.

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